The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-17
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Lecture III lno McIuoulSG Cuu iCii
tomorrow evening.
Mrs. William Hiland, who has been
seriously i'll, is recovering.
4 young daughter arrived to glad.
en- the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Williams last Sunday.
The Merchants hotel, Gracevile,
was destroyed by fire last Saturday
night. Loss, IS, 500: insurance $4,000.
On account of the blockade on the
branch the Browns Valley train laid
in Morris over Sunday.
Fritz Buckentin is papering his
store and making other neat internal
improvements on the building.
From present indications there
will be several changes in the regime
of the village for the next
year.
The grand jury will not be sum-
moned for this term of district court,
there being no criminal cases to be
tried.
The Little Falls train was delayed
in Morris several hours Monday morn
ing awaiting the arrival of the snow
plow from Little Falls.
Mr.. Good says that he could not be
hired for 81 .OOO.O0O.O0 to change his
residence in the delightful climate of
Stevens county for one in Pennsyl-
vania.
Judge Giltinan declines to be a
candidate for recorder again. He
steps down and out with the credit of
being one of the best recorders that
Morris has ever had.
The last of the herd of Herefords
on the Pleasant View farm, mine
head), were sold yesterday to w. G..
Sawyer, Of Mortified.
Rev. C. A. Van Anda will lecture at
the Methodist church tomorrow
evening on "Christianity as Social
Factor The lecture begins at 8
o'clock p. m.
Capt. w. W. DeKay has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Red Wing, to
succeed a. F. Graves, term expired.
Capt DeKay is an uncle of A. DeKay
of this place.
Now that the bonds will be foated
and the library fund refunded By the
village the people will expect to see
it put to it's proper use-the estab'
lishment of a public library.
We make specially of farm
loans, and we propose to keep to the
front, and give our patrons the benefit
of the low rates we are able to secure.
JOHNSON & BICKNELL,
Over Stevens Co. Blk. Morris.
An inspection Of the delinquent tax
list gives the banner to Swan Lake.
That town has-possib1y with one ex.
ception-more tax payers than any
other in the county, and shows but
nine delinquent descriptions.
Mr.. Frank Favrow arrived at his
fathers yesterday from Wayzata.
Everyone will be glad to hear that
Treasurer Favrow Is holding his own
against most severe attack of sick.
ness, and wish for his speedy recovery.
j. Whitemore informs the Head
light that the organization known as
the "Ortonville loan and collection as
sociation," has disbanded, and that
he has bought all the stock and is the
successor to that corporation.-Orton-
Allie Headlight.
Mayor Newell will not be candi-
date for reelection. He has served
the town we'll and faithfully for
several terms and he feels that he
can now with good grace allow some
other citizen to take upon himself the
performance of the thankless duties
of the Office.
A council meeting was held Tuesday
night at which bids for the bonds
were opened and considered. The
bid of T.. M. Stoddart & Co., Mime
apolis, at one per cent. premium,
which was presented by the Stevens
County Abstract and Real Estate
Agency. was accepted. The bonds
bid for are 81 900 at per cent.